Porgy is the second studio album by When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water, released in 1991 by Shimmy Disc.[1][2]
| Porgy | ||||
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| Studio album by When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water | ||||
| Released | 1991 (1991) | |||
| Recorded | Noise New York (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock | |||
| Length | 52:43 | |||
| Label | Shimmy Disc | |||
| Producer | Kramer | |||
| When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water chronology | ||||
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All lyrics are written by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward; all music is composed by George Gershwin.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro/Summertime" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Roll Dem Bones" | 1:21 |
| 3. | "A Woman Is a Sometime Thing" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Happy Dust" | 1:47 |
| 5. | "Gone, Gone, Gone" | 2:05 |
| 6. | "My Man's Gone Now" | 2:18 |
| 7. | "It Takes a Long Pull to Get There" | 3:01 |
| 8. | "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'" | 1:34 |
| 9. | "I Hates Yo' Guts" | 1:00 |
| 10. | "Buzzard Song" | 2:32 |
| 11. | "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" | 2:46 |
| 12. | "Oh, I Can't Sit Down" | 1:13 |
| 13. | "Plenty (Reprise)" | 0:39 |
| 14. | "I Ain't Got No Shame" | 0:55 |
| 15. | "It Ain't Necessarily So" | 2:05 |
| 16. | "The Rape" | 2:14 |
| 17. | "Serena's Prayer" | 3:49 |
| 18. | "Strawberry Woman" | 0:34 |
| 19. | "Honey Man" | 1:08 |
| 20. | "Crab Man" | 0:35 |
| 21. | "I Loves You, Porgy" | 2:15 |
| 22. | "Somebody Knockin' on de Door" | 1:12 |
| 23. | "Red Headed Woman" | 1:35 |
| 24. | "Summertime (Reprise)" | 1:41 |
| 25. | "There's a Boat Dat's Leaving Soon for New York" | 3:34 |
| 26. | "Oh, Lawd, I'm on My Way!" | 3:23 |
Adapted from Bobby liner notes.[3]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1991 | Shimmy Disc | CD, CS, LP | shimmy 044 |
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